74 patient evaluations for Naltrexone

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Aug 28, 2009 (Started Nov 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have been on LDL for almost 10 months now - every time I go to the neurologists - he says if there is any change - he can't tell - and to keep doing what I'm doing. So with that said - I will always take LDN -
Cost: $25-49 monthly

May 14, 2009 (Started Nov 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4.5 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 7 helpful marks

Aug 17, 2009 (Started Aug 07, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (diarrhea, headaches, muscle spasms in legs)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: When I first started to take Low Dose Naltrexon, the days were very tiring for me. I was suffering form diarrhoea and often had a headache as well. Yes, the Low Dose Naltrexon triggers more and heavier fasciculations. I notice this in an instant when I go to bed, but I can feel it the next morning as well. The fasciculations slowly disappear during the day. I wonder if this all is a side-effect of LDN or could it be the exhaustion and irregularity? Although this is unlikely, this could also be the result of some other new supplements like Adaptonyl and Vitamin B5 500, which I began using since short time. After I had discussed this with my orthomoleculair therapist, I decided to quit using LDN after a usage of 11 days. The heavier fasciculations have not yet returned and I have heard a likewise reaction from another ALS patient, who had quit after 2 weeks of usage.
Side effects: muscle spasms in legs, diarrhea, headaches
  • 1 helpful mark

Aug 12, 2009 (Started Jun 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for primary lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea, hot flashes, antsy)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1.75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: to avoid adverse effects, have a snack with LDN find your own optimum dose
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: antsy, hot flashes, nausea

Jun 18, 2009 (Started Jun 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for primary lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (antsy)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: After i week, I would say, expect the unexpected and persevere for a reasonable time. All I hoped for was to look back in a few months and see little or no progression. The balance improvement was a wonderful, unexpected blessing.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: antsy, hot flashes, nausea
  • 5 helpful marks

Jun 26, 2009 (Started Jan 27, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily

Jan 3, 2009 (Started Jan 27, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
  • 1 helpful mark

May 22, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for cognitive impairment)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (stiffness in morning)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This is not a stand alone treatment.You have to be in optimal health(proper nutrition,supplementation,gluten and casein free,Treating candida albicans and adrenal fatigue should it be a problem) I have only been on this treatment for 1 month but I never had such positive improvements in such a short time frame.No damage of organs is a major positive.I have tried copaxone,betaserone,rebif,tysabri and monthly iv steroids but never had the results so dramatically as ldn.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: stiffness in morning
  • 4 helpful marks

May 12, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for numbness)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Choose a good compounding pharmacy. Make sure that slow release is not what is filled. Take it before sleep at night.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Apr 22, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for numbness)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4.5 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Mar 5, 2009 (Started Feb 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: definitely TRY IT !! SMALL SIDE EFFECTS ONLY DURING FIRST WEEK OF USE, THEN NONE ! ORAL ADMINISTRATION INSTEAD OF INJECTION !!!!!
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 14, 2009 (Started Jan 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: Have not been taking for a full week and I already have nothing but praises to God for this medicine!!
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Nov 27, 2008 (Started Apr 04, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It has helped me with several symptoms of MS, but I still walk like a drunken sailor, even with a cane. Shucks!
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 15, 2008 (Started Apr 25, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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